NAICS 813910

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting the business interests of their members.  These establishments may conduct research on new products and services; develop market statistics; sponsor quality and certification standards; lobby public officials; or publish newsletters, books, or periodicals for distribution to their members.

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• The Service Businesses verticals featured at the Business Strata:G^® site reflect the definitions and designations of the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS).
• The top of each industry vertical page includes the NAICS code and the NAICS definition for that industry segment.
• The source data is Risk Management Association's Annual Statement Studies. As you may know, RMA collects financial statements from banks, and aggregates the findings for all industries.
• RMA presents their data in 3 sections: the Top Quartile, the Middle Quartiles, the Bottom Quartile. RMA data also is available by five different ranges of annual sales volume. 
• We have identified five key ratios (from the dozens of ratios available) that are particularly important for Owners of Service Businesses to monitor, project, and manage:
  • OPERATING EXPENSES Percent
  • Pre-Tax PROFIT Percent
  • OFFICERS, OWNERS COMPENSATION Percent
  • CURRENT Ratio
  • DEBT-TO-WORTH Ratio
• Our exclusive Benchmark Trend Charts show the median value reported by RMA for each of these key ratios each year.